So for hubby's birthday, I asked a local portrait artist to do a portrait of Bear....

Here's the original photo:
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o222/Robsmom/DSCN0012.jpg

and here's the portrait (I cried when she showed me it when I went to pick it up)...
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o222/Robsmom/bearsportrait.jpg

Dracko

October 11th, 2008, 10:46 PM

Wow! Very nice.

onster

October 11th, 2008, 10:46 PM

awww its beautiful :lovestruck:. A job well done by the artist :thumbs up

Im sure hubby will love it!

otter

October 11th, 2008, 10:55 PM

Oh my, beautiful.... she really captured his eyes and their expressiveness :thumbs up

Schwinn

October 11th, 2008, 11:12 PM

That looks great! Nice job by the artist!

rainbow

October 11th, 2008, 11:24 PM

WOW......she did an awesome job. :thumbs up :cloud9:

TeriM

October 12th, 2008, 01:02 AM

It's beautiful :lovestruck:.

breeze

October 12th, 2008, 06:22 AM

excellent job by the artist....:thumbs up

beautiful!!:thumbs up

BeagleMum

October 12th, 2008, 07:31 AM

Wow, what a great job!! I have wanted to get one done of my two but I haven't found anyone who seems to do them that well.

chico2

October 12th, 2008, 07:59 AM

OMG,that is beautiful,a perfect likeness.
I have seen other portraits of pets and often time they miss the softness and expression of the animal,but this is wonderful:thumbs up

ancientgirl

October 12th, 2008, 08:46 AM

Wow, that's incredible! I'm awed by the talent of some people. Your hubby is going to love that.

wdawson

October 12th, 2008, 09:52 AM

that very good , was it very expensive?

Frenchy

October 12th, 2008, 10:03 AM

omg WOW ! There's no other words !

Bearsmom

October 12th, 2008, 05:45 PM

With the artist's permission, her website is

www.petsbydeb.com

Her work is stunning, and we're going to get her to do a portrait of Molly next.

Bearsmom

October 12th, 2008, 05:47 PM

Oops, sorry, hit post too soon.

All I did was e mail her a picture of Bear, and she worked from that. She will come to your home and take pictures. It's absolutely uncanny how she caught his expression...I think it was at the cottage and he spied the dreaded squirrel.

growler~GateKeeper

October 12th, 2008, 06:51 PM

Awesome portrait :thumbs up

14+kitties

October 12th, 2008, 08:50 PM

Beautiful!!
You will have to let us know what hubby thinks. He will be over the moon!!

Bearsmom

October 15th, 2008, 08:33 AM

He loves it loves it loves it! She did the framing of the portrait as well, and the picture has a special place in our home.....